On title page of v. 1: En quatro decadas desde el año de .1492. hasta el de 1531

Colophons of v. 2-5 read: En Madrid, por Iuan Flamenco. Año M.DCI; colophons of v. 7-9 read: En Madrid. Por Iuan de la Cuesta. Año de M.DC.XV

Each volume has engraved title page (v. 1, 3, 5 and 6 with imprint at bottom)

Numerous errors in paging

9 v. bound as 4

Vol. 1: [8], 371, [21] p.; v. 2: [4], 368, [16] p.; v. 3: [4], 377, [19] p.; v. 4: [4], 258, 261-293, [17] p.; v. 5: [4], 96 p., 14 folded leaves of plates; v. 6: [8], 317, [23] p.; v. 7: [4], 302, [18] p.; v. 8: [8], 315, [21] p.; v. 9: [8], 256, 277-341, [19] p

Vols. 1-4 contain the first 4 decades; v. 5 is the "Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentales" ; v. 6-9 contain the last 4 decades, continuing the history from 1532 to 1554

Errata statement: v. 6, p. [4]

Each decade has a separate index

Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

European Americana

Medina, J.T. Bib. hispano-americana

Palau y Dulcet (2nd ed.)

John Carter Brown Library copy 1: v. 4 lacks last leaf (blank); "Tabla de la quarta decada" is misbound at end of v. 5; v. 5 has part of blankleaf inserted between p. 58-59; this copy printed on thicker paper

John Carter Brown Library copy 2: v. 1 lacks p. [3-6], 1st count; v. 3 lacks leaf 2a6 (blank); v. 4 lacks last leaf (blank); v. 6 lacks leaf V8 (blank); v. 9 lacks leaf 2V10 (blank)

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